"We'll see what kind of interest they get when their games start," he said. "It's new to me. I hope it's successful."

At the city commission meeting earlier this month, Mark Anoff, the team's chief operating officer, introduced himself to the mayor and other commissioners.

"We're looking forward to playing basketball here in Boynton Beach," Anoff said at the meeting. "There's an economic benefit to us being here in Boynton."

Anoff expects that the team will have an economic benefit by bringing in visitors to watch the games and encouraging them to stay at local hotels and eat at nearby restaurants. The players are also encouraged to find residence in Boynton Beach.

"We will be bringing people in from down in Miami to all the way up in Rivera Beach," Anoff said.

The team's pre-season starts this month at Boynton Beach Community high school and their first game is in November.

South Florida Gold is one of 93 teams that make up the American Basketball Association, sort of a minor league for pro basketball. The team began its inaugural season last year and finished third place in their division.

ABA games were aired on ESPN3.

Last year the Gold played in gyms in Boca Raton, Coral Springs and Royal Palm Beach, but didn't have a place to call home.

Michale Watson, the team's owner, is happy to plant the team's roots in Boynton Beach.

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